The Runaway Train Chords by Vernon Dalhart
Tempo:
118.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Em
Eb
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[G]
[G] [D] [G] [D]
It [G]
[Em] [Eb] [Em] [B]
[E] was in the [Eb] year of 89 [Em] on that [Eb] old Chicago line, when the winter wind was [Em] blowing shrill.
The rails were froze, the wheels were cold, and then the air brakes wouldn't [Gb] hold.
And number nine came roaring [Eb] down the [D] hill.
[G] Oh, the runaway train came down the track and she blew.
The runaway train came down the [D] track and she blew.
The runaway train came down the track, the whistle wired and the throttle back and she blew.
[G]
Oh, the engineer said the train must halt and she blew.
The engineer said the train [D] must halt and she blew.
The engineer said the train must halt, he said it was all the fireman's fault and she blew.
Oh, [G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
the fireman said he rang the bell and she blew.
The fireman said he rang the [D] bell and she blew.
The fireman said he rang the bell, the engineer said she did like, and she blew.
[G]
Oh, the porter got an awful fright and she blew.
The porter got an awful [D] fright and she blew.
The porter got an awful fright, he got so scared that he turned white and she blew.
[G]
[D]
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
Oh, a drummer sat in the parlour car and she blew.
A drummer sat in the parlour car [D] and she blew.
[G] A drummer sat [D] in the parlour car and he nearly swallowed a fat cigar and she blew, blew, blew, [G] blew.
[D] [G] Oh, the runaway train went over the hill and she blew.
The runaway train went over [D] the hill and she blew.
The runaway train went over the hill and the last we heard she was going still and she blew, blew, [G] blew, blew.
[G]
[G] [D] [G] [D]
It [G]
[Em] [Eb] [Em] [B]
[E] was in the [Eb] year of 89 [Em] on that [Eb] old Chicago line, when the winter wind was [Em] blowing shrill.
The rails were froze, the wheels were cold, and then the air brakes wouldn't [Gb] hold.
And number nine came roaring [Eb] down the [D] hill.
[G] Oh, the runaway train came down the track and she blew.
The runaway train came down the [D] track and she blew.
The runaway train came down the track, the whistle wired and the throttle back and she blew.
[G]
Oh, the engineer said the train must halt and she blew.
The engineer said the train [D] must halt and she blew.
The engineer said the train must halt, he said it was all the fireman's fault and she blew.
Oh, [G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
the fireman said he rang the bell and she blew.
The fireman said he rang the [D] bell and she blew.
The fireman said he rang the bell, the engineer said she did like, and she blew.
[G]
Oh, the porter got an awful fright and she blew.
The porter got an awful [D] fright and she blew.
The porter got an awful fright, he got so scared that he turned white and she blew.
[G]
[D]
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
Oh, a drummer sat in the parlour car and she blew.
A drummer sat in the parlour car [D] and she blew.
[G] A drummer sat [D] in the parlour car and he nearly swallowed a fat cigar and she blew, blew, blew, [G] blew.
[D] [G] Oh, the runaway train went over the hill and she blew.
The runaway train went over [D] the hill and she blew.
The runaway train went over the hill and the last we heard she was going still and she blew, blew, [G] blew, blew.
Key:
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D
Em
Eb
B
G
D
Em
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ It [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
[E] was in the [Eb] year of 89 [Em] on that [Eb] old Chicago line, when the winter wind was [Em] blowing shrill. _
The rails were froze, the wheels were cold, and then the air brakes wouldn't [Gb] hold.
And number nine came roaring [Eb] down the [D] hill.
[G] Oh, the runaway train came down the track and she blew. _
The runaway train came down the [D] track and she blew. _
The runaway train came down the track, the whistle wired and the throttle back and she blew.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
Oh, the engineer said the train must halt and she blew. _
_ The engineer said the train [D] must halt and she blew. _
_ The engineer said the train must halt, he said it was all the fireman's fault and she blew.
_ Oh, [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
the fireman said he rang the bell and she blew. _
The fireman said he rang the [D] bell and she blew. _
The fireman said he rang the bell, the engineer said she did like, and she blew.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
Oh, the porter got an awful fright and she blew. _
The porter got an awful [D] fright and she blew. _
The porter got an awful fright, he got so scared that he turned white and she blew.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
Oh, a drummer sat in the parlour car and she blew. _
A drummer sat in the parlour car [D] and she blew. _
[G] A drummer sat [D] in the parlour car and he nearly swallowed a fat cigar and she blew, blew, blew, [G] blew. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ Oh, the runaway train went over the hill and she blew. _ _
The runaway train went over [D] the hill and she blew.
_ The runaway train went over the hill and the last we heard she was going still and she blew, blew, [G] blew, blew. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ It [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
[E] was in the [Eb] year of 89 [Em] on that [Eb] old Chicago line, when the winter wind was [Em] blowing shrill. _
The rails were froze, the wheels were cold, and then the air brakes wouldn't [Gb] hold.
And number nine came roaring [Eb] down the [D] hill.
[G] Oh, the runaway train came down the track and she blew. _
The runaway train came down the [D] track and she blew. _
The runaway train came down the track, the whistle wired and the throttle back and she blew.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
Oh, the engineer said the train must halt and she blew. _
_ The engineer said the train [D] must halt and she blew. _
_ The engineer said the train must halt, he said it was all the fireman's fault and she blew.
_ Oh, [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
the fireman said he rang the bell and she blew. _
The fireman said he rang the [D] bell and she blew. _
The fireman said he rang the bell, the engineer said she did like, and she blew.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
Oh, the porter got an awful fright and she blew. _
The porter got an awful [D] fright and she blew. _
The porter got an awful fright, he got so scared that he turned white and she blew.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
Oh, a drummer sat in the parlour car and she blew. _
A drummer sat in the parlour car [D] and she blew. _
[G] A drummer sat [D] in the parlour car and he nearly swallowed a fat cigar and she blew, blew, blew, [G] blew. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ Oh, the runaway train went over the hill and she blew. _ _
The runaway train went over [D] the hill and she blew.
_ The runaway train went over the hill and the last we heard she was going still and she blew, blew, [G] blew, blew. _ _ _
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